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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Wanstead and Woodford 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wanstead and Woodford]
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Birth-rates, Civilian Death-rates, Analysis of Mortality, Maternal Mortality, and Case-rates for certain Infectious Diseases in the year 1947.
England and Wales, London, 126 Great Towns and 148 Smaller Towns. (Provisional Figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns)
| England and Wales | 126 County Boroughs and Great Towns including London | 148 Smaller Towns (Resident populations 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 Census) | London Administrative County | Borough of WANSTEAD and WOODFORD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births: | ‡(Rates per 1,000 Civilian Population) | ||||
| Live | 20.5* | 23.3 | 22.2 | 22.7 | 19.8 |
| Still | 0.50* | 0.62 | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.46 |
| Deaths: | |||||
| All Causes | 12.0* | 13.0 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 10.9 |
| Typhoid and Paratyphoid | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - |
| Whooping Cough | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | — |
| Influenza | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.16 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — |
| Measles | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 | — |
| All causes under | (Rates per 1,000 Live Births) | ||||
| 1 year of age | 41.0† | 47.0 | 36.0 | 37.0 | 30.0 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age | 5.8 | 8.0 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 1.6 |
| ‡A dash (—) signifies that there were no deaths | |||||
| *Rates per 1,000 Total Population | |||||
| †Per 1,000 related births | |||||
| Notifications: | (Rates per 1,000 Civilian Population) | ||||
| Typhoid | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Paratyphoid | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.09 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.38 | 1.54 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 0.97 |
| Whooping Cough | 2.22 | 2.41 | 2.02 | 2.02 | 3.94 |
| Diphtheria | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.01 |
| Erysipelas | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.13 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 9.41 | 9.13 | 9.58 | 9.58 | 15.64 |
| Pneumonia | 0.79 | 0.89 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 1.26 |
| (Rates per 1,000 Total Births [Live and Still]) | |||||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 7.16 | 8.99** | 6.27 | 1.21 | 7.32 |
| Puerperal Fever | 6.94 | ||||
| **Includes Puerperal Fever | |||||